Lock-stub for sale-checks.



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APPLIoATIoN FILED JUNE 1.1903.

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l .UNITED l 'STATESv Patented-.May 24, 1904.

PATENTl OFFICE.

Lo'oK-sTUB Fon sALii-GHECKS..`

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Platent No. 760,718, dated May 24,1904;,

l `.pplieation filed June 1, 1903. VSerial N0..15 9,89. (No model.)

Be it known that I, ROBERTI WoomiAN, a

citizen ot' tbeUnited'States, residing at Malden, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Lock-Stubs for Sale-Checks,

I of which the following is a specification.

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The object of this invention is to provide a simple, durable, andconvenient device for i locking sale-checks to a casing in Such a man-lIner that thestubs ot' the checks cannot be removed withoutproper key tounlock the de- The objectv is, further, to provide a device 'ofthecharacter hereinbefore described which is adjustable to differentnumbers ot' checks.

The invention consists in a'device of the character described of acasing with a spindle located in the linterior thereof, having a yrackthereon and a lock constructed to slide longitudinally of said spindleand engaging .said rack.

The invention again consists in a device of the character described of acasing, a spindle located in saidl casing and providedwith a l rackalong its length, the top of the casing being movable and constructedtov slide along said spindle and having a lock fast thereto and engagingsaid rack.

The invention finally consists in -the combination and arrangement ofparts set forth in the following specification, and particularly pointedout in the claim thereof.

- Referring 'to the drawings, Figure 1f is a horizontal sectionillustrating my improved lock-stub. Fig. 2 isia vertical section, partlyp in elevation, taken. on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1

yBris a' section, partly in elevation, taken online 3 3 'of Fig.l'looking in the direction 'of the` looking toward the right in saidligure. Fig.

arrow in 'said ligure.

Like numerals referto like parts throughi out yt'he'several views ofthedrawings.

l1n the drawings,`5 is a casing having an open side 6 and'top 7 Aspindle 8 is riveted to the `bottom 9 of said casing and extendsupwardly from the bottom 9 in the `interior of the casing.

Said spindle is provided with l a rack 10, th'e teethv 11 of saidl rackybeing preferably ratchet-teeth. A top 12 is prol vided constituting. a.lock-case constructed to slide in the casing 5 and upon the spindle 8.-Said lock may be constructed in anydesirable manner; but, as shown, alever' 13 is pivoted at 14 to the lock-casing 12 and is held against 55the teeth ofthe rack 1() bya spring 15. The

lever' 13 is beveled on the side 1.6 in contact with the teeth 11 to litsaid teeth'.-

It will be seen' that by push-ing downwardly upon the lock-top 12 thelock-leverf13 will 6o pass over the teeth, the spring 15 yielding to"allow of Said movement. To move the lock.- top 12 upwardly, a key 17 isinserted rin the keyhole 18, provided in said lock-top, and l turned soas to move the lever'13 out of con- '65 tact with the teeth 11,whereupon the locktop- 12 may be raised for the purpose of allowing newchecks to be inserted.

The checks 19 are preferably of the usual vvi"orm,made ot' cardboard andperforated at 20 7G to allow the main body of the checks .to be tornfrom the stubs- 21. The stubs'of the l checks are perforated to allowthe'spindle 8 to be passed through said holes and lock the checks tothecasing 5. The checks 19 rest 75 upon a loose-ti@liet-supporting plate22, which has a hole'therein, through which the spindle 8 extends. v I fIn practical use the device hereinbeforedescribed is operated asfollows: The key 17 is- 8O l inserted in the keyhole 18 and rotateduntil it comes in contact with the lock-lever 13, whereuponsaidlock-lever is raised out'of contact with-the teeth 11 of the rack 10.`The locktop 12 is then removed from the spindle Sand 85 the checks 19placed in the casing, with the i spindle 8 extending through the holestherein.v The lock-top 12 is then replaced upon the' spindle and presseddownwardly until it clamps the checks firmly against the ticket- 90supporting plate 22; The-key 17 is then removed and the device is incondition to be f used by the waiter..y v

- In practical use the device hereinbefore described is carried bymeansof a strap or belt 95 -one side of the casing 5. v

L While I have illustrated and described my improved; device as providedwith a rack'cenextending throughv a loop 23 of metal fast to trallylocated in the casing, itis evident that 100 said rack may be located atany point inside the Walls of said casing Without departing from thespirit oi my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim, and desire by LettersPatent to secure, 1s-

In eJdevice of the character described, a reetengular hollow casingconsisting of a bottom plate and wells rigidly fastened thereto andprovided with an open ltop and side, a spindle provided with a rackalong its length fast to the'bottoin oi` said casing and extending up-Wardly therefrom, e sliding top movable longitudinally of said spindle,a lock fast to said top and engaging said spindle, and a, ticket- I5supporting plate engaging said spindle and projecting from the interiorof said casing through. said open side.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit- 2O nesses.

ROBERT VVOODMAN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES S. GooDINe, ANNIE J. DAILEY.

